Core Strategy Preferred Options document - Amazon Web Services

Introduction
Priority Role of Core Strategy in achieving priority
Priority 2: More
people supported to
live independently in
their own homes with
better support for
carers.
Priority 3: Better
public health and
longer lives.
Priority 4: Children
and young people
realise their potential
in education.
Priority 5: Essex
roads are safer, less
congested and
everyone has access
to essential services.
Priority 6: More
participation in sports,
culture and
volunteering for the
benefit of the whole
community.
Priority 7: Essex is a
safe place to live.
Priority 8: Essex has
a strong and
competitive economy.
Priority 9: A smaller
carbon footprint with
less waste.
Priority 10: A well
managed
environment.
We support the inclusion of the Lifetime Homes
Standard on new developments, as outlined in the
Core Strategy, to enable people to stay independent
in their homes for longer. We also recognise the
importance of ensuring the adequate provision of
affordable homes within the District to meet the needs
of the population.
We are working with the South East Essex Primary
Care Trust and other partners, to ensure that
adequate facilities are provided to meet the changing
population and their needs.
The Core Strategy has outlined our plans for
providing adequate educational facilities within the
District.
The transport section of the Core Strategy
acknowledges that whilst some infrastructure
improvements are required to improve east to west
connections, greater emphasis should be on reducing
the populations’ reliance on the private car.
Sustainable alternatives such as walking and cycling
are encouraged.
We are committed to improving access to sporting
facilities such as informal open space, playing pitches
and leisure facilities where a need has been
identified, as reinforced within the Core Strategy.
New development will be implemented having regard
to the need to design out crime.
Proposed Town Centre Area Actions Plans for
Rochford and Hockley in the Core Strategy will tackle
the issue of safety and crime, for example anti-social
behaviour, to ensure a safer environment for
residents.
Employment opportunities for the District are outlined
within the Employment, as well as the Retail and
Town Centre sections of the Core Strategy.
Opportunities include London Southend Airport and
its Environs, and regeneration of the town centres.
The Core Strategy outlines how new dwellings will be
made more energy efficient and sustainable through
implementing the sustainable criteria. The Strategy
also promotes the development of small and large
scale renewable energy schemes.
We support the preservation of the District’s valuable
natural and historic environment through the Core
Strategy.
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